Delicate proposal Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Daily Mail Cryptic · 2026-10-22

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Delicate proposal featured in Daily Mail Cryptic puzzle on 2026-10-22. We have found 1 possible answer for this clue in our database. The most recently added answer is ready to reveal and has a length of 6 letters. Reveal the answer below when you are ready to check it.

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(noun)

  1. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
  2. a boat for communication between ship and shore
  3. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
  4. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
  5. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
  6. something that can be used as an official medium of payment

(verb)

  1. make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
  2. make a tender of; in legal settlements
  3. offer or present for acceptance
  4. propose a payment

(adjective)

  1. easy to cut or chew
  2. physically untoughened
  3. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

(adjective satellite)

  1. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
  2. having or displaying warmth or affection
  3. young and immature
  4. hurting
  5. (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

(adjective)

  1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

(adjective satellite)

  1. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  2. difficult to handle; requiring great tact
  3. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
  4. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
  5. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
  6. easily hurt

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 6 letters
    TENDER

    Delicate proposal (6)

    Daily Mail Cryptic · Oct 22, 2026

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